Major Gen. Olusegun Adeniyi, Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole has stated that the Nigerian Army will end the remnants of Boko Haram terrorists and other forms of insurgency in few days if it is provided with the necessary gadgets.
According to daily trust, the army chief made the revelation while receiving the National Assembly joint committee on Army in Maiduguri, the Borno State at the weekend.
Adeniyi said Boko Haram has never been a “formidable force” as they are perceived to be.
He said: “The only thing that needs to be given to the army now is Nigeria Army Aviation with its own helicopters. There is a way you solve a problem that will change the game. The army needs combat helicopters to end the Boko Haram war. If we have it, it will not be deployed like air force assets, air force jets which are for bigger strategic goals.
“These helicopters will sleep with us in the trenches, they will be with us in the frontline. These helicopters and the rifles are dispatched together.
“I know this has been on the table for years. When this is done, Nigeria can forget about Boko Haram.
“Let me say Boko Haram is not a formidable force, Boko Haram is not strong; Boko Haram cannot sustain 15 minutes of intensive firing. I personally exchange fire with Boko Haram in Marte, in Delta, in Gubio as deputy theatre commander and as theatre commander. Please go and tell Abuja that Boko Haram is not a formidable force that the military cannot defeat.”